2227 What kind of new world are we going to build?
Since the U.S. Air Force stationed in Saipan, there have been many economic disputes between U.S. military officers and service personnel and club service personnel, as well as marriage promotion events.
During this period, the United States had industrial strength that was no less than that of southern Africa, but ordinary Americans had little money. When the World War broke out, the United States had not yet completely emerged from the Great Depression. Most of the current U.S. military was made up of unemployed workers and bankrupt farmers.
Composition, they haven't received much education, don't expect them to have good military discipline.
In order to maintain the overall honor of the Allied forces, the Allied high-level officials blocked scandals in the U.S. military, and the media could not see any news about U.S. military discipline.
There must be internal punishment, and the relevant personnel have also received corresponding compensation, and it has not caused much impact.
In the pilot club, the popularity of American officers and soldiers is much lower than that of officers and soldiers in southern Africa.
Compared with pilots in southern Africa, Americans are rude and rude, and they especially like to pretend to be crazy after drinking.
Moreover, Americans are still very stingy. The income of club service personnel has a lot to do with the consumption of pilots. Pilots in southern Africa are generous. On average, each person spends about five rands in a club a night. American pilots only spend about 50 rand in a club in southern Africa.
One third of African pilots.
Five rands is a lot. In 1942, many foreign workers in the Southern African Union only earned about five rands per month.
The income of locals in Southern Africa is much higher. For the same job, the income of Southern Africans is about three times that of foreign workers.
Taken together, various factors make club staff reluctant to provide services to the US military, especially service personnel from southern Africa and Europe, who directly refuse to provide services to the US military.
In mid-May, the number of military personnel on Saipan reached more than 40,000.
There are tens of thousands of energetic young people on such an isolated island, with needs in all aspects. Even if the service staff are picky and picky, there is still endless business.
More wolves and less meat will definitely lead to problems over time. On May 22, a service member from Poland was raped and murdered. The military discipline of the US military finally attracted the attention of the top Allied forces.
By this time, Kuching had been recaptured by the Allies, and the Japanese 71st Division stationed in Kuching was completely wiped out. The division commander committed suicide by caesarean section when the East Indian Army invaded Kuching. Only 150 of the 17,000-strong army survived the war.
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After the recovery of Fujin, the invasion of the Philippines was put on the agenda. If such a scandal broke out at this time, it would have a serious impact on the overall honor and morale of the Allied forces.
Unlike the US military, the vast majority of officers in the Southern African Army have received a complete education and attach great importance to honor. Many of them are willing to sacrifice their lives to protect their honor. This is in sharp contrast to the US military, which has low moral standards.
Many southern African officers had a strong resistance to cooperating with the US military. Now that something like this happened again, their attitude went from disgust to disgust, which gave both Angel and MacArthur a headache.
MacArthur has arrived at Changi Naval Base to serve as the commander-in-chief of the US military counterattack in the Philippines.
MacArthur wanted to fulfill the promise he made when he fled the Philippines: I will definitely come back!
"You can't ask too much of those bankrupt farmers and unemployed workers. It's not easy to maintain morale for a long time, especially on an isolated island. They are also human beings and have their own needs." MacArthur told Angel earlier.
There is dissatisfaction.
Regardless of the debauchery of the US military on Saipan, based on MacArthur's understanding of the US military, the US military on Saipan has performed quite well. It can be said to be a breath of fresh air in the US military and a moral model.
During the last World War, the camps of U.S. troops fighting in Europe were usually surrounded by tents and simple houses. Those tents and simple houses were built by women engaged in special industries.
During the war of the US military, family planning supplies were widely supplied as important supplies, and many companies that produced family planning supplies made a fortune.
Interestingly, the world's largest manufacturer of family planning products is in southern Africa.
Needless to say, the big boss behind this kind of enterprise is usually Stoudemire.
The Southern African military has very strict requirements on this issue. Not to mention special industries around the camp, it is difficult for officers and soldiers to leave the camp during combat. There are ways to let the officers and soldiers vent their excess energy. The Southern African military uses high-intensity
Training consumes all the excess energy of the officers and soldiers every day, so naturally there is no need to worry about it.
"If we don't guide them, something more serious will happen. I don't want all of my children to become gay when they return to the United States." MacArthur's words were suspected of innuendo.
Everyone knows that the most serious situation in this regard is the Royal Navy.
The Southern African Army was once part of the British Army.
Based on this reasoning, a similar situation in the southern African military is also very serious.
Reminds me of the clean surroundings of campsites in southern Africa
Real hammer!
"So you just let this happen?" Angel finally understood why the Filipinos welcomed the Japanese invasion.
Filipinos don't care whether they are ruled by Americans or Japanese.
Or maybe it was the Spaniards from even longer ago.
Filipinos have become accustomed to being ruled by foreigners.
The key is whether the colonists can bring a better life to the Filipinos.
Judging from the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, Americans are clearly unqualified as colonists.
This is also true. The United States has only a few years of history and cannot compare with experienced traditional colonial powers such as Britain and Spain.
Moreover, the methods of colonization are also different. European countries mainly rely on local people to generate wealth.
American colonization, right? Killed all the locals
"No, no, no, it's not laissez-faire, but guidance, proper guidance." MacArthur didn't take this matter to heart at all. Little people are not worthy of attention. He was more concerned about when the coalition forces would land in the Philippines.
In other words, when did the Southern African troops under Angel's command land in the Philippines?
As the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army in the Pacific, MacArthur actually had few soldiers under his command. To counterattack the Philippines, he relied more on the Southern African Army and the East Indian Army.
Forget about the British and Indian troops, they are not qualified as security forces to maintain law and order.
Gu Yu: "Our most important task now is to defeat the Japanese. Before landing in the Philippines, I hope you can send an airborne force to carry out airborne landing near the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp to ensure the safety of the captured personnel." MacArthur still had it.
His conscience has not forgotten those US-Philippine coalition forces abandoned by him.
80,000 prisoners of the US-Philippine coalition went through the brutal Bataan Death March and spent several months in prisoner of war camps. It would be great to have half of them left now.
If the Allied forces landed in the Philippines, the Japanese army would most likely kill all the prisoners of war at the last minute in order to cover up their atrocities.
These prisoners of war have now become hostages of the Japanese army. The Japanese army even transferred some of the prisoners to Manila, and the Allied forces have therefore stopped air raids on Manila.
"Mike, the German army's failure in Crete is a lesson learned from the past. We must use the airborne troops with caution." Angel did not refuse, but chose a more suitable opportunity.
Unlike the crazy Germans, the Southern African military is very cautious about the use of paratroopers, and has specially developed heavy artillery and tanks that can be airdropped for paratroopers.
During the battle on the Malay Peninsula, paratroopers showed their talents and airborne to the rear of the Japanese army many times, cutting off the Japanese army's retreat, surrounding the Japanese army, and inflicting heavy blows to the Japanese army again and again.
The situation in the Philippines is different from that of the Malay Peninsula. The Malays were very resistant to the Japanese invasion and would even organize spontaneously to resist the Japanese army.
The Filipinos had a cooperative attitude towards the Japanese army, and the paratroopers' parachute landing in the Philippines was a real deep dive into the enemy's rear.
"What are you going to do with those American soldiers?" An Qi did not forget to seek justice for the murdered girl. Those who made mistakes must pay the price.
"They will be sent back to the United States for processing, and the girl's family will receive adequate compensation." MacArthur frowned. He did not expect that An Qi would insist on this issue.
"How much is enough?" Angel was obviously dissatisfied with MacArthur's attitude.
The U.S. military did not commit the crime alone, there were a total of six U.S. troops involved. After they violated the poor girl, they brutally killed her and looted all her belongings.
According to U.S. military tradition, these U.S. troops will be tried by military courts after being repatriated to the United States.
Military courts are just decorations. U.S. troops who make mistakes will most likely not receive any punishment. Even if they are sentenced, they will only be suspended and they can be released in court.
As for compensation
This means nothing to the deceased. Why do people need money after they are dead?
"It's at least equivalent to that girl's salary for ten years. Isn't that enough?" MacArthur said with a dark face. The salary for ten years was because the incident happened in Saipan. If it was in the Philippines, there would probably not be a penny of compensation.
Don't listen to Americans shouting about "humanitarianism" all day long. The United States is the largest creator of humanitarian disasters in the world, and the Germans are just younger brothers than the Americans.
"The girl's family also needs an apology from the U.S. government and your military." Angel asked. It is precisely because of the U.S. government's lack of attention that tragedies occur frequently.
"The U.S. government and military will never apologize for this kind of thing. This kind of thing happens countless times every day around the world. Have your southern African soldiers never made mistakes?" MacArthur was angry. In his opinion, Angel was
Deliberately making things difficult.
"Of course soldiers in southern Africa will make mistakes, but we will learn from every mistake and manage soldiers more strictly. Therefore, soldiers are a respected profession in southern Africa. What about you?" Angel couldn't see it.
Consider MacArthur, the former president of West Point Military Academy.
Even the principal of West Point Military Academy is like this, so it is understandable that the discipline of the US military is lax.
"Ann, don't forget that this is a war. Our soldiers are fighting bloody battles with the enemy. They may bleed and die on the battlefield. We must give them more tolerance." MacArthur's thinking was completely different from An Qi's.
Soldiers have special privileges during the war, and governments of all countries have laissez-faire or even condoned them.
The German army that invaded Russia, the cruel and tyrannical Japanese army in the East Asian battlefield, the Russians who invaded Germany in the future, and the US military stationed in Japan after the war are all essentially the same. The winner has the right to claim everything.
The Southern African army has performed well in this regard. At least the requirements for the lower body are very strict. Even in the pilot club, the physiological needs are addressed based on your own will and will never bully the weak.
"Mike, we need to strengthen the management of the military and strictly manage all aspects. The military is the group that is most likely to lose control. They have the ability to impose violence on others. When we invade Japan, you can do whatever you want, but
Not now, our military is used to protect citizens, understand this." Angel has no control over other places. The US military in Saipan must abide by the relevant regulations of Saipan.
As for after entering Japan,
Well, I'm afraid the Southern African soldiers will not be easy to control by then. Don't forget that many of the Southern African soldiers have a blood feud with the Japanese.
"Yes, but that Pole is not from southern Africa, nor is he an American." MacArthur could still find a reason.
After Poland surrendered, countless Poles fled Poland in various ways. Polish troops were fighting against the Germans in North Africa and the UK.
"Mike, if the U.S. government and the U.S. military don't apologize, I will postpone the landing in the Philippines indefinitely." Rock couldn't control Angel if he was willful. MacArthur still had to count on Angel's cooperation to fulfill his promise. Is this a begging attitude?
"Ann, are you kidding? You must be kidding!" MacArthur didn't believe that someone who worked in a special industry would rather change the battle plan. This was not the rational attitude that a qualified top commander in a theater should have.
"Mike, I never joke." Angel's attitude is decisive. Some people in the eyes of the US government are unworthy of human rights, and so are some people in Angel's eyes.
MacArthur was unwilling to compromise and sent a telegram to Washington requesting Washington to intervene in coordination.
An Qi also sent a telegram to Pretoria, telling a whistleblower and complaining, everyone knows how to do it.
"General Angel is making a fuss out of a molehill. We can't let such a trivial matter affect the cooperation between us and the Allies." Xiao Si disagreed and couldn't let the small matter make the big difference.
"Why do we have to cooperate with the Americans? Don't we have enough bombers to bomb Tokyo?" Henry wanted to lift the table. He had long disliked the Americans.
"Let the Americans give the poor girl more compensation. We still have to defeat the Japanese as soon as possible. This is the common wish of all us southern Africans." Owen tended to trivialize the matter.
Fortunately, no one suggested that Roque replace An Qi. Everyone knew about Roque and An Qi's relationship. It was not only about Roque's face, but also Anton's.
"Gentlemen, I would like to ask you to think about a question, what kind of new world will we build after the war is over?" Rock thought further. The tragedy of another time and space must not happen in this time and space.
